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July 19, 2024

July 19, 2024 • Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Laura Mangin-McDonald

Caller Questions: 1. Laura Mangin-McDonald shares the life-changing importance of naming our negative core patterns. 2. I feel stuck in my sixties after my divorce 12yrs ago; how do I get motivated? 3. How can I better understand the importance of my wife's emotions when I have a lack of emotions? 4. I recently lost my abusive husband and found out he had canceled his life insurance and built up massive credit card debt. 5. My son's wife died 2yrs ago and his stepsons were taken from him. He is distraught; how can we help?

July 18, 2024

July 18, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Jim Burns

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Jill Hubbard shares how to practice a posture of praise before prayers have been answered. 2. My adopted daughter, who is a high school senior, is vomiting since I told her I'm moving across the country. What should I do? 3. I used to be a pastor, got divorced, and have stopped serving God; did I betray God when I remarried? 4. I grew up in an abusive home, and my anxiety has become debilitating; where does anxiety come from? 5. My 42yo daughter has lived with me for 2yrs; I gave her a deadline to move out but she won’t.

July 17, 2024

July 17, 2024 • Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Laura Mangin-McDonald

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Alice Benton shares the many causes of anxiety. What would you suggest to get unstuck after 17yrs of marriage? We're both believers and don't want to get divorced, but I don't want to be miserable anymore. I had a great experience at Restore this past weekend! It truly restored my faith and gave me strength to move forward. How do we show my alcoholic mom she's living in sin, and how do I help my dad deal with her without enabling? I'm working through betrayal trauma and you guys helped me begin the journey to recovery at the Restore intensive. How can I help my adult children recover? I learn best by re-listening to my conversations, but my adult children don't feel comfortable with me recording them. What else can I do?

July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Jim Burns

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Jim Burns shares our job as a parent is to disciple our kids. 2. Our 40yo son has had a drug addiction and pulled knives on me; what should we do if he wants to move back after he gets out of jail? 3. I just learned that my husband was unfaithful with a man; am I unreasonable to not want him to take a new job which may be tempting for him? 4. Should I meet with the church elders about problems with my pastor's wife who has bipolar disorder and my pastor who enables her? 5. My 50yo son stopped talking to me for a year with no explanation; how do I go about finding out why?

July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron

Caller Questions: 1. Marc Cameron shares the difference between the price of something vs. the cost. 2. How can my husband and I set clear boundaries with my 25yo daughter who lives with us and has BPD? 3. A Christian friend blindsided me when he said he was crossing me off the list of people to invite to his home. His wife said he was just kidding; what do you think? 4. What do I do with my narcissistic 51yo daughter who is on kidney dialysis and is a drug addict?

July 12, 2024

July 12, 2024 • Chris Williams, Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about perfectionism, attitude, and judging others. 2. What should I say to my elderly dad who is verbally abusive and falsely accusing me, my mom, and my sister? 3. My 49yo son has a demanding wife who has convinced him that he has dementia and tries to keep us out of his life; how do we approach her? 4. I lost my dad and sister, and my youngest daughter was kidnapped; why do I keep going back to my physically and emotionally abusive husband? 5. I just ended a month-long relationship, and it seems like every time he hugged or talked to a woman, I felt a crippling pain in my heart; what is causing it, and how do I get rid of it? 6. My 19yo granddaughter is afraid of her father and suicidal, and my older granddaughter told me she was sexually and physically abused by him.

July 11, 2024

July 11, 2024 • Chris Williams, Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Alice Benton shares how to increase self-control with screen use. 2. How do I get my wife to understand that she and I are the primary relationship and not her and her mom? How can I set appropriate boundaries with my in-laws? 3. When I talk to my dear Christian friend about my mom who has dementia, my friend talks about physician’s assisted suicide; how do I address this? 4. Should I disengage from my brother who’s a strong believer and very opinionated? I put him on speaker while I do the dishes, and I don’t even get a chance to talk.

July 10, 2024

July 10, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Jacqui Mack-Harris

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Alice Benton shares some shame and guilt ideas. 2. My 42yo daughter is living on the property she's renting from us, and a man is staying with her most of the time. Do we have a right to say he can't live with her? 3. I was on painkillers for sciatica and stopped taking them but have gone through an overwhelmingly dark withdrawal; what can I do, or who do I need to see? 4. What can I do to help my 29yo autistic son who works hard and owns his own home, but he gives money to his girlfriend with two kids? 5. Why am I going through so much physically? I had a brain injury in the fall last year, and it seems like God keeps letting me go through things.

July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Jim Burns

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Jim Burns shares how one of the key traits of a healthy family is play. 2. How do you emotionally disconnect from an adult son who makes egregious financial decisions and asks us for help? He just had his 7th child. 3. I’m a single mom and asked my 22yo daughter for financial help; she stopped talking to me. 4. I was beat as a child; how do I let go of the past now that I am a parent?

July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron

Caller Questions: 1. Marc Cameron shares how boundaries are not about standing up to others, rather standing up for ourselves. 2. I was sex trafficked 18yrs ago and was coerced into receiving fraudulent unemployment checks. I am unemployed now; should I file for unemployment? 3. I've been married 16yrs and there's been infidelity on both sides. I’ve been faithful for 12yrs now but recently looked at my wife’s phone and discovered she was unfaithful. 4. My son has his PhD and no longer calls me because he wants to set boundaries; how do I continue my relationship with him?

July 5, 2024

July 5, 2024 • Becky Brown, JJ West, Laura Mangin-McDonald

Caller Questions: 1. Laura Mangin-McDonald shares how forgiving is not forgetting. 2. At what point do I step in to help my mom? She cares for my dad with Parkinson's and he is verbally abusive. 3. My son is almost 16yo and has high-functioning autism; he is aggressive and rude when I ask him to stop playing video games. 4. Where do I find help for my 12yo grandson who has been looking at inappropriate pictures of girls online since he was 8yo? 5. What is wrong with me and how do I fit in? I relocated 15yrs ago and believe God has called me to teach His Word, but I don’t feel a part of any women’s group. 6. A friend of mine I’ve known for years just told me he’s transexual and is starting hormone replacement therapy. How can I best relate to them?

July 4, 2024

July 4, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West

Caller Questions: 1. Dr. Jill Hubbard shares how troubles can be a precursor to change. 2. I just lost my husband 2mos ago to liver failure because of his alcohol, and he had secretly taken out thousands of dollars of credit card debt in my name. I feel guilty and ashamed for being angry at him. 3. What should my husband and I do if my son got angry at us after we let his wife serve him legal papers at our house? 4. Are personality disorders and becoming a sociopath hereditary? I wonder if that's why my 15yo grandson gets into trouble.

July 3, 2024

July 3, 2024 • Becky Brown, Marc Cameron, Jacqui Mack-Harris

Caller Questions: 1. Marc Cameron shares about taking ownership for your emotions (others aren't responsible). 2. How important is it to look back when you're trying to get some traction for today? My therapist focuses on tools for the present instead of looking back at my historical trauma. 3. My son's wife asked him to leave after he started drinking and lied to her; how do I help him? 4. While going through chemo for my cancer, a friend told me no one cares about my husband dying last year.

July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024 • Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West

Caller Questions: 1. JJ West requests that every listener help get men to the Every Man's Battle Intensive by telling their pastor about it. 2. I want to try to have a relationship with my borderline adult daughter; would it help for me to write her and tell her I'm sorry for the things I did wrong as a parent? 3. I just went to Every Man's Battle and it was wonderful! My wife wants me to show her love by having empathy, compassion, and thoughtfulness; how do I do that? 4. Should I let my alcoholic cousin come over to my place to sober up? My mom was an alcoholic, and it brings up bad memories. 5. Our daughter-in-law only wants to communicate with my husband and not me; am I being unreasonable to feel reluctant to jump back into a relationship without my husband setting boundaries?

July 1, 2024

July 1, 2024 • Becky Brown, Laura Mangin-McDonald, JJ West

Caller Questions: 1. JJ West shares about feeling inferior and that comparison is the thief of joy. 2. My husband struggles with porn, strip clubs, and flirting with his ex-girlfriend in front of me. 3. I've been married to an avoider and addict, and my depression has gotten so bad that I can't even get out of bed. When is an appropriate time for us to separate? 4. Do you have any help for people who are high-functioning autistic adults? I think I am autistic because I am unable to connect with others and adhere to routines.